| Voice of Khargone :
Mr. Dushyant bajaj
Following are the social and developmental challenges of the district:
· Khargone is a tribal district of Madhya Pradesh
· Poor supply of electricity disturbs many other activities
of the people residing in the district.
· There inadequate water supply in the district.
· Anemia is one of the main health problem affecting the
people of the district.
KhargoneDistrict
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 8030.0 Km2
Population : 1713134
Male Population : 884966
Female Population : 828168
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 29070
In seeing : 11945
In speech : 1515
In hearing : 1896
In movement : 11406
Mental : 2308
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 22
Sex Ratio Rank : 346
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : NA
Literacy Ratio : 431 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Khargone District
Khargone lies in a tract which has always been, historically
important for its being on the easiest natural route that connects
the northern & southern parts of India. Most parts of the district
were included, at different times,in the kingdoms of the early Haihayas
of Mahishmati, the Parmars of Malwa, the Ahirs of Asirgarh, Mohammedan
kings of Mandu, the Moughals, the Peshwa & other Maratha Sardars
- Holkar, Sciendia, Pawar.
Geography & Rivers
Khargone District with its headquarter at Khargone, occupies
south west boundary of Madhya Pradesh. Located between latitudes
21 degree 22' - 22 degree 35' (North) & longitudes 74 degree
25' - 76 degree 14' (East). Area - 8030 sq.km. Surrounded by Dhar,
Indore & Dewas in the north, Maharashtra in the south, Khandwa,
Burhanpur in the east and Barwani in the West. District forms almost
central section of Narmada valley which is bordered by Vindhyachal
ranges in north & Satpura ranges in south. Narmada is the main
river flowing about 100 km in the district. Kunda & Veda are
the main rivers. Dejla-Devada, Garhi-Galtar & Ambaknala are
main irrigation projects.
Approach
District is well connected with Indore, Khandwa, Dhar, Jhabua,
Jalgaon, Dhule, by road. The Agra-Bombay Road, National Highway
No.3, passes through the district. The only railway line passes
through the eastern parts of the district, is the Khandwa-Indore
section of meter gauge line of the Western Railways. The important
rail heads are Barwaha & Sanawad. Nearest broadguage railway
station is Khandwa (89 kms) and nearest airport is Indore (143 kms).
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